Odd-Karl Stangnes
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Odd-Karl Stangnes is a Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 football coach and former player. A defender during his active career, Stangnes played for two clubs in the Norwegian Premier League.

Playing career

Hailing from Skjervøy
Skjervøy
Skjervøy is a municipality in Troms county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Skjervøy on the island of Skjervøya, where most of the inhabitants live. The main industries are fishing and ship building....

, his career began in Skjervøy IK
Skjervøy IK
Skjervøy Idrettsklubb is a Norwegian sports club from Skjervøy, Troms. It has sections for association football, team handball, track and field, Nordic skiing and biathlon.It was established on 6 June 1930....

, where he played from 1985 to 1996 except for the season 1991 when he played in Strømmen IF
Strømmen IF
Strømmen Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Strømmen. It has sections for football, athletics,-History:The club was founded on 25 September 1911 as Strømmen FK. The name was changed to FK Norrøna in 1914. In 1923 the club merged with Strømmen IL and took the name IL Norrøna...

 and the seasons 1994-95 in Nordreisa
Nordreisa IL
Nordreisa Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Storslett, Troms, founded on 16 September 1946. It has sections for association football, team handball, orienteering, cycling, Nordic skiing and biathlon....

. He then played in the Norwegian Premier League with Bodø/Glimt and Lyn, and in the First Division (second tier) with Lyn, FK Lofoten (on loan) and Skeid
Skeid Fotball
Skeid Fotball is a Norwegian football club and is located in the capital Oslo. Its current home field is Bislett. In past decades it has gained a reputation as a talent factory for the larger clubs in Norwegian football, and it has produced several players for the national team such as Daniel...

. His last club was Ull/Kisa
Ullensaker/Kisa IL
Ullensaker/Kisa IL is a Norwegian sports club from Jessheim in Ullensaker. Founded in 1894, it has sections for association football, team handball and athletics....

, which he left midway through the 2007 season.

Managing career

In November 2007 Stangnes was announced as the new coach of fourth-tier club Hammerfest FK
Hammerfest FK
Hammerfest Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club from Hammerfest, founded on 18 December 1994 as a merger between HIF/Stein and Indrefjord IL....

. He left in March 2009.
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